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Date:      Sat, 04 Sep 2021 11:00:49 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 258264] Following handbook on nvidia drivers makes system get stuck on boot.
Message-ID:  <bug-258264-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 258264
           Summary: Following handbook on nvidia drivers makes system get
                    stuck on boot.
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: amd64
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: doc@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: otto.e.petaja@gmail.com

So I have tried installing FreeBSD many times by now, which I was able to do
finally by looking at resources outside of the handbook, but the handbook
itself would not get me a functional system.The problem is with section 5.8=
.1
about installing nvidia drivers.

The issue is that adding "nvidia_load=3D"YES"" into /boot/loader.conf as the
handbook says would make my system get stuck while booting. Generally the
bootloader goes as far as saying that it's loading the nvidia driver and sa=
ys
the EFI frame buffer information or whatever, but it stops moving forward
completely after that.=20

Instead, I had to add kld_list=3D"nvidia-modeset nvidia" into /etc/rc.conf =
and
that allowed the system to properly load the driver.=20

As far as the scale goes, I have seen the forum posts that allowed me to get
the system working, so some others have had the issue as well. However, I h=
ave
also seen some people report not having the problem, so it seems to not be
affecting everyone either.

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